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[elizalavelle]

Last night Viv and I went to see Stardust. I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie for months, as soon as I saw a preview I knew it had the potential to be great. I talked Viv into going, she had no idea what I was convincing her to see lol. We met up early and did some wandering around, shopping (I managed to buy only 1 book at BMV -

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I saw this movie, too. I actually liked it a little bit, though I have a feeling that I probably would have liked the book much better. And I wouldn't have known about the changes they made from the book, to adapt the film in the manner they did. I think if I had read the book before seeing the movie, then I would have been slightly aggravated with the changes. But then again, that's just me and the way that I am about books vs. movies.

I'm not saying the movie wasn't good, but I am saying that I would always choose the book and the right ending and the right main plots/differences, better than the movie version. I think the last movie that I saw which was based on a book, was Blood and Chocolate and I was seriously pissed off with that movie and how it turned out. It changed up the ending completely and there were key points and important things that they left out of the movie that was in the book. That movie is a world of suck and wasn't even worth my time watching it. Grr. I'm seriously glad, that I didn't see it in the theatre.

And I can't wait to see, The Golden Compass, myself. I know that's going to be such a great movie. I've always loved these fantasy type movies. lol.

Hmm, what else about Stardust? lol. Ooh, DeNero, I loved him in this movie. Since, I can't remember his character's name I have affectionately referred to him as, Twinkletoes Whoopsie ever since. Hahaha. ;)

[elizalavelle]

Twinkletoes Whoopsie = Captain Shakespeare :)

Books are always better than movies, but I found I could appreciate the changes made here and could see why they were made. I still like the ending of the book vs the movie ending but that for me didn't make the movie ending bad, just I like the other way best.

The book is quite good. I was slightly disappointed with it because it just felt like it was almost rushed over and could have been more detailed and descriptive. However it still was a great classical magical story :) Definitely worth reading :)